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Topic: Short fiction challenge (Read 6132 times)

As we all know, the citadel here is a repository of ideas for use in role-playing games. As such, they are all rife with plot ideas, and many of them tell a story by themselves. My challenge to any who would take it is this: write a good short story using only submissions from this site or staple fantasy archetypes (or sci-fi if you go that route) such as elves, dragons or the generic pub. At any rate, the characters, setting and plot must all be from this site. The specific elements need not be in that category- you could take an npc that was casually mentioned in a location sub and turn him in to a pivotal character. At any rate, all the elements must be from the citadel and linked to.

Being a contributing member of the community always reduces your options with that restriction in place. And it makes sense, because quite frankly, if you've got a large number of subs, you should be more than capable of bending other subs to your creative will. Consider it a challenge to move outside of your general workzone and into fresh territory, while still putting out something worth putting out.

Ah, how I have come to love that sense of accomplishment and victory that I get when I pull the wool over the eyes of a clever player character. What DM Triumphs have you had?

Some of mine:1. Finally killing an incredibly powerful, lucky, annoying player's character.2. Finally achieving a TPK (Total Party Kill)3. Finally achieving a TPK using only traps4. Finally working out how to make it so that d**n wizard doesn't steal the spotlight all the d**n time.

Ah, how I have come to love that sense of accomplishment and victory that I get when I pull the wool over the eyes of a clever player character. What DM Triumphs have you had?

Some of mine:1. Finally killing an incredibly powerful, lucky, annoying player's character.2. Finally achieving a TPK (Total Party Kill)3. Finally achieving a TPK using only traps4. Finally working out how to make it so that d**n wizard doesn't steal the spotlight all the d**n time.

Ah, how I have come to love that sense of accomplishment and victory that I get when I pull the wool over the eyes of a clever player character. What DM Triumphs have you had?

Some of mine:1. Finally killing an incredibly powerful, lucky, annoying player's character.2. Finally achieving a TPK (Total Party Kill)3. Finally achieving a TPK using only traps4. Finally working out how to make it so that d**n wizard doesn't steal the spotlight all the d**n time.